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Bibs... Why?

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#1 ·
Can anyone please explain why people prefer bib pants over regular snowboarding pants? I would think that snowboarding bibs are more cumbersome versus regular pants.

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#12 ·
The good ones fit like a dream and there is nothing cumbersome about them at all.
Being a women and having to pee every now and then, I can imagine bibs are super cumbersome...
 
#6 ·
Ditto alla the above!

Monkey Butt,... Or "Swamp Ass" as some call it,... Those cold, red, frozen cheeks you get after a day of getting snow deposited "down the valley" as Wrath so eloquently put it....

That's a SERIOUS health issue. :blink:

Especially for us... Shall I say,.. Rather Rotund tray riders. Those of us with a chronic "crack" problem! >:). (...plumbers variety, not the other!) :laugh:


I solved my own crack problem by adding suspender buttons to all my sb pants.
(....but that's only because I look utterly ridiculous in a Pink Onesie!!) ;) :rofl3:
 
#11 ·
I like to really tighten the shoulder straps and pull them up high so that people can see the perfect outline of my junk. That's almost impossible to do with pants.
....or maybe just impossible with your Junk?


>:) :rofl3:
 
#21 ·
Because they look so fucking cool! I'm actually serious. Finally women have options this season for bibs and I grabbed me some Dakine outrageously priced bibs. They have the drop down seat which is a fail because the zipper doesn't go far enough around and the straps at the top don't have clips. Dumb design but they are warmer, I love the chest pocket, will keep the slush and pow outta my ass and did I mention how rad they look especially come spring? I also have Burton AK pants and I go back and forth just to mix it up. Pants are always going to be more simple, but the bibs are awesome too for other reasons.
 
#29 ·
So today I went to Mountain High... It was a powder day. Let me just say that I understand now why the bibs. Thank you for taking the time to drop some knowledge on me. I'll definitely be buying a pair probably in two weeks or something.

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#35 ·
When jackets - in addition to the mandatory powder skirt - are attached to panz (e.g. with Arcteryx, jacket n panz are firmly attached together by two clips; other brands use zippers), jacket/skirt wont slip up and no snow will get up your back even in a fall n long slide down neither...
 
#37 ·
i increased the length of my bib straps the other day by like 3 inches....wow....having the zipper at the right height is a gamechanger....my belly found a bigger part of the cut to rest in too.....so much win....you can sag bibs like a 2005 park skier and they never will fall off.

ziptech ftw too even tho i barely use it
 
#39 ·
You guys make it out like Depends is something to be ashamed off. I think they are the awesome multi-purpose tool that will one day save snowboarding. Think about it: time saved in bathroom breaks, tailbone cushion (the later in the day the softer it gets, just as your legs tire out!), and that extra high waist protects from the occasional snow scoop. A winner!
 
#42 ·
I really want to get some bib pants but why are they so damn expensive? Seems like $250 is about the cheapest they get for decent ones. SO this is sort of bootleg but I've been thinking about getting these for $100 and just wearing a skintight insulation layer underneath.



Columbia Men's American Angler Bibs | DICK'S Sporting Goods

Only thing is it's missing the chest pocket which I would really like but has everything else. Waterproof, tear-resistant, reinforced knees and butt (most expensive snowboard bibs don't have that). In a perfect world I'd get the 686 bib pants as it ticks all the boxes but this would be my ghetto-rigged option lol.
 
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